88R14792 AMF-F     By: Gates H.B. No. 5176       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an annual report published by the Department of Family   and Protective Services regarding child protective services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 40.0516(a), Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The department shall collect and compile the following   data on the state and county level:                (1)  the following information for reports of abuse and   neglect in residential child-care facilities, as defined by Section   42.002:                      (A)  the number of reports of abuse and neglect   made to the department hotline;                      (B)  the types of abuse and neglect reported;                      (C)  the investigation priority level assigned to   each report;                      (D)  the investigation response times, sorted by   investigation priority;                      (E)  the disposition of each investigation;                      (F)  the number of reports of abuse and neglect to   which the department assigned a disposition of call screened out or   alternative or differential response provided; and                      (G)  the overall safety and risk finding for each   investigation;                (2)  the number of families referred to family   preservation services, organized by the risk level assigned to each   family through structured decision-making;                (3)  the number of children removed from the child's   home as the result of an investigation of a report of abuse or   neglect and the primary circumstances that contributed to the   removal;                (4)  the number of children placed in substitute care,   organized by type of placement;                (5)  the number of children placed out of the child's   home county or region;                (6)  the number of children in the conservatorship of   the department at each service level;                (7)  the number of children in the conservatorship of   the department who are pregnant or who are a parent;                (8)  the number of children in the managing   conservatorship of the department who are the parent of a child who   is also in the managing conservatorship of the department;                (9)  the recurrence of child abuse or neglect in a   household in which the department investigated a report of abuse or   neglect within six months and one year of the date the case was   closed separated by the following type of case:                      (A)  cases that were administratively closed   without further action;                      (B)  cases in which the child was removed and   placed in the managing conservatorship of the department; and                      (C)  cases in which the department provided family   preservation services;                (10)  the recurrence of child abuse and neglect in a   household within five years of the date the case was closed for   cases described by Subdivisions (9)(B) and (C); [and]                (11)  workforce turnover data for child protective   services employees, including the average tenure of caseworkers and   supervisors and the average salary of caseworkers and supervisors;                (12)  the number of cases in which the department   interviewed the alleged perpetrator and, of those cases:                      (A)  the number of cases in which the alleged   perpetrator was informed of the alleged perpetrator's right to:                            (i)  record the interview under Section   261.3027, Family Code; and                            (ii)  request an administrative review of   the department's findings under Section 261.309, Family Code;                       (B)  the number of cases in which the alleged   perpetrator signed the department's form informing the alleged   perpetrator of the alleged perpetrator's rights prior to the   interview; and                      (C)  the number of cases in which the department's   form informing the alleged perpetrator of the alleged perpetrator's   rights is included in the department's records for that case;                 (13)  for each case in which an investigation of child   abuse or neglect resulted in a disposition of reason to believe   abuse or neglect occurred:                      (A)  the number of cases in which the department   was granted temporary managing conservatorship of the child and, of   those cases, the number of children placed:                            (i)  in foster care;                            (ii)  with a relative caregiver; and                            (iii)  with a designated caregiver;                      (B)  the number of cases in which the department   entered into a parental child safety placement agreement with a   parent or other person with whom the child resides under Section   264.902, Family Code, and, of those cases, the number of children   placed with a parental child safety placement caregiver who is:                            (i)  a relative;                            (ii)  a close friend; or                            (iii)  someone other than an individual   listed in Subparagraph (i) or (ii); and                      (C)  the number of cases in which the child   remained with the child's parent or other person with whom the child   resides;                (14)  the number of cases in which a suit was filed   after a child was taken into possession without a court order by a   governmental entity in which the initial hearing was ex parte and,   of those cases:                      (A)  the number of cases in which the court   granted temporary managing conservatorship of the child to the   department; and                      (B)  the number of cases in which the court   ordered the return of the child;                (15)  the number of cases in which the department filed   a petition for the removal of the alleged perpetrator from the   residence of the child and, of those cases:                      (A)  the number of cases in which the court issued   a temporary restraining order under Section 262.1015, Family Code,   or any other order requiring the removal of an alleged perpetrator   from the residence of a child; and                      (B)  the number of cases in which the court did not   issue a temporary restraining order under Section 262.1015, Family   Code, or any other order requiring the removal of an alleged   perpetrator from the residence of a child;                (16)  the number of cases in which the department   filed, at the full adversary hearing under Section 262.201, Family   Code:                       (A)  a copy of each proposed child placement   resources form completed by the parent or other person having legal   custody of the child;                      (B)  a copy of any completed home study performed   under Section 262.114, Family Code; and                      (C)  the name of the relative or other designated   caregiver, if any, with whom the child has been placed;                (17)  for suits in which a full adversary hearing is   held under Section 262.201, Family Code, the number of cases in   which a child was placed:                      (A)  with a person related to the child by blood,   marriage, or adoption;                      (B)  with a person with whom the child has a   long-standing and significant relationship;                      (C)  in a foster home;                      (D)  in a general residential operation; or                      (E)  in another placement;                (18)  for cases in which a court ordered the placement   of a child with a caregiver other than the child's parent, the   number of placements the court did not complete and the number the   court completed in the following time frames:                      (A)  before the end of the fifth day after the date   the court rendered the order;                      (B)  after the fifth day but before the end of the   15th day after the date the court rendered the order;                      (C)  after the 15th day but before the end of the   60th day after the date the court rendered the order; or                      (D)  after the 60th day after the date the court   rendered the order; and                (19)  the number of cases in which the department   entered into a parental child safety placement agreement with a   parent or other person with whom the child resides under Section   264.902, Family Code, and, of those cases:                      (A)  the number of children placed with a parental   child safety placement caregiver who is:                            (i)  a relative;                            (ii)  a close friend; or                            (iii)  someone other than an individual   listed in Subparagraph (i) or (ii);                      (B)  the number of cases in which the parental   child safety placement agreement was terminated:                            (i)  before the end of the 60th day after the   date the department entered into the agreement; and                            (ii)  after the 60th day after the date the   department entered into the agreement; and                      (C)  after the agreement terminated, the number of   children that:                            (i)  were returned to a parent;                            (ii)  entered foster care under a court   order;                            (iii)  were placed with a relative caregiver   under a court order;                            (iv)  were placed with a designated   caregiver under a court order;                            (v)  were placed with a person other than a   person described by Subparagraphs (i) through (iv) under a court   order; and                            (vi)  were placed with a person without a   court order.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.